TEHRAN, Dec. 19 (Press Shia) – President Hassan Rouhani in a message on Monday felicitated the Niger Republic Day to President Mahamadou Issoufou.

President Rouhani wrote in his message, “I would like to present my most sincere felicitations on the occasion of the Niger Republic Day to Your Excellency, the government and Muslim nation of the country.”

“I hope bilateral ties between the two countries will expand more than ever in all-out fields,” underlined President Rouhani.

He also wished health, success, happiness and prosperity for the Niger’s president and nation.

Niger officially became a semi-autonomous republic within the French Community on December 18, 1958.